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You are now in charge of Russia. What do you do? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fortunately for OP, they didn't use numbered bullets, so they're safe!

What Film Are You Surprised Didn't Get A Sequel? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's kind of a low bar

Well, yeah, I agree - but the person I was replying to liked the movie, so I didn't want to be rude! ;-)

What Film Are You Surprised Didn't Get A Sequel? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Definitely worth seeking out the TV show, it's much much better than the movie IMO.

What book that hasn't been adapted into a TV show or movie do you think deserves an adaptation? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Infinite Jest. Just for the sheer impossibility of any attempt to do so :-)

Old timers, help me find a game? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Based mainly on "Nanas", any chance it's a version of this? I know you said Mac, but just in case.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3358/ZX-Spectrum/Naanas

EDIT - also, here's a list someone posted a link to on Reddit, with 400 or so "binary colour" games, which presumably includes black and white: https://www.uvlist.net/gamesearch/?fplat=48&fplatname=Macintosh%20OS%20Classic&ftag=binarycolor&sort=name

Couldn't see anything under banana or monkey, but might be hiding in there somewhere.

What is the OLDEST online account that you currently still own and still use somewhat frequently? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

A pattern they repeated with Google Wave and Google+, neither of which took off, partly because there weren't enough people using them.

I genuinely thought G+ could have been a FB killer, if they hadn't made it hard to join.

Steelers have deal in place to acquire Brandon Aiyuk; 49ers await WR's answer on long-term contract offer in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Hope so, I'd be sad to see him leave the Niners.

Can't submit images in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Seeing the same issue this morning, sure it was working quite recently though.

EDIT - yep, posted a gif 4 days ago and an image a week ago, so something has changed since then.

EDIT 2 - trying that same image again:

And that seems to work. Filesize maybe? Or extension (my first attempt today was a jpg, that one is a png)?

EDIT 3 - jpg, 1.5Mb:

Success. That's a smaller version of an image that failed to post. Bigger version was 2.9Mb, so maybe there's a limit?

In case it helps...

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What was the last movie you watched? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Inside Out 2 - and yes, I thought it was great, although not quite as good as the first one.

Last grown up film I saw was Emily the Criminal, which I really enjoyed. Aubrey Plaza is excellent in it.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen someone driving do? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Ha, so the lesson there is decant your beer into a tea can and you might get away with it...

(Not really, please people don't drink and drive)

A local fish and chip shop closed down, someone wrote this outside... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I should probably watch it again to be fair, I've not seen it in quite a while. Maybe I'd like it more this time.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen someone driving do? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

"Bloody yank!”

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Guardian article and interview with Joan Chen (www.theguardian.com)
 

Not much for a mention for TP though, but in case Josie fans are interested :-)

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RIP Martin Mull (www.theguardian.com)
 

More sad news, as Gene Parmesan/Colonel Mustard himself passes away. RIP Martin 😞

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To Norway: An Apology (lemmy.world)
 

Sorry Norway. Our jammy win in Oslo robbed you of a chance to experience a major tournament. Instead, your place went to a badly organised rabble, with no urgency, no ambition and not even basic ball control.

You should have been in this tournament, and that disgraceful excuse for a Scotland team should have been languishing in 3rd or 4th. How in god's name did we beat Spain?

Sorry Norway, you deserved better.

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Scotland qualification scenarios (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
15 comments fedilink
 

Of limited interest, I'm sure, but I spent a bit of time working all this out, and wanted to post it before Scotland go 2 down after 5 minutes tomorrow and render it all moot...

So.

If Scotland lose to Hungary, we're out. No ifs, buts, or maybes.

If we draw then we need at least 2 out of 3 scenarios to happen in order to sneak through:

  • Spain beat Albania AND Italy beat Croatia
  • Turkey beat Czechia AND Portugal beat Georgia
  • Denmark beat Georgia AND England beat Slovenia by 5 or more (I think)

If Scotland win against Hungary then any 2 (or more) of these scenarios gets us through

  • Spain avoid defeat to Albania (Scotland would finish better than Albania and also better than one of Croatia or Italy, regardless of their result)

  • Netherlands beat Austria (Scotland would be ahead of both Austria and Poland)

  • England avoid defeat to Slovenia (Scotland would be ahead of Slovenia and also at least one of Denmark or Serbia).

  • There's also the possibility that Slovenia hammer England (Scotland could finish better than England on goal difference and also would be ahead of at least one of Denmark or Serbia)

  • Portugal avoid defeat to Georgia (Scotland would be ahead of Georgia and also ahead of one of Turkey or Czechia)

  • Even if Georgia did win, we could beat them on GD, but we'd have to thrash Hungary, so not likely.

  • No draws on match day 3 in group E. Doesn't matter who wins, as long as two teams do.

  • Or, if there are 1 or 2 draws in group E then it comes down to goal difference, so we would have to hammer Hungary, see above.

And yes, I made a spreadsheet to work all this out... :-)

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Lyndon Dykes: Scotland striker ruled out of Euro 2024 [BBC Sport] (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Could have done without this. Not that I rate Dykes all that highly, but we're already thin on forwards. Someone wrap Shankland up in bubble wrap!

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Foxgloves in my back garden this morning (lemmy.world)
 
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Manchester United decide to sack Erik ten Hag regardless of Cup final outcome [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
 

Great timing. Unless they're thinking they might get a new manager bounce without actually appointing a new manager?

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VAR: Premier League clubs to vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees - BBC Sport (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please... 🤞🤞🤞

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Roger Corman: The Little Shop of Horrors cult B-movie director dies aged 98 (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
6 comments fedilink
 

RIP Roger, thanks for Gunslinger, The Undead, Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell and so many more.

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Fans’ body pledges ‘studs to the knee’ response if Game 39 plans are revived | Premier League [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
 

FFS, not this bullshit again... Hopefully fan pressure can fight it off just like last time.

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Feature suggestion - enable swiping between multiple photos in a post/comment (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
 

Example post: https://lemmy.world/post/14058825

I've no idea if this is technically possible at all, but on posts like the one above, where multiple images have been added, it would be really handy to be able to swipe between them as if they were in a gallery. At present it's a case of open one, close it, open the next, etc...

Same for comments, not sure if that would be different than posts.

Thanks :-)

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Underworld at the Usher Hall (lemmy.world)
 

How fucking great was that??

If you're going tomorrow night, you're in for a treat, what a set!

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